Do you have a top job?

CNN Money made a list of the top 10 well-paid jobs and got quotes from folks working those jobs on why they are so happy. The top jobs include:

1. Chief systems engineer

2. Physician’s assistant

3. College professor

4. Nurse practicioner

5. IT project manager

6. Certified Public Accountant

7. Physical therapist

8. Computer security consultant

9. Intelligence analyst

10. Sales director

I’m surprised to see that college professor ranked as a top-paying job, but I suppose if you consider that the job comes with four months vacation that changes things. It’s interesting that three of the top ten jobs are in the health care industry and two are in tech. I’m surprised doctor and lawyer don’t appear on the list. Is your job on the list?

My husband is a college professor at UC and he does not get 4 months vacation-where did you come up with that? In fact, he teaches summer school and has off about 1 month- which he spends most of prepping for classes and catching up on research projects. It does pay well,compared to a regular teaching job, I guess, and it should. It takes a lot of work to earn a Phd!

I’m with Barb – I work at Brown University (not a professor) and the faculty here don’t get 4 months of vacation. During the summer, things are more relaxed and many faculty in my department don’t keep the same, more stringent hours as when classes are in but they are here working with members of their research groups, doing their own research, writing journal articles, teaching summer school, getting ready for the fall semester, etc.